Mika Skyttä

Who is Mika Skyttä?

Mika Skyttä born April 25, 1973 in Varkaus, Finland is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey player. Skyttä began his career as a junior player with Tappara, one of the major Finnish ice hockey organisations. He played in the Jr. A SM-Liiga, the highest standard of junior hockey in Finland and in his first season, helped Tappara into the post season with 7 points in 15 regular season games. His form would improve when the post-season arrived, and Skytta managed 10 points in 14 playoff games.

Despite this, Skyttä would move clubs and would begin to play regular hockey, again at junior level with Jokipojat, also in the A-Liiga. He would again show his point scoring prowess, totalling 39 points in just 36 games. It would be the same season that he would make his debut at senior standard, featuring in just one game at I Divisioona level. Skyttä would feature more prominently at senior level the season after, 1994/95 although Joensuu were now icing at II Divisioona level. Again Skyttä would prove his quality in the post season, helping Joensuu back to the division above with 21 points in 16 games.

This form ensured his place as a regular first team player for the 1995/96 season, and Skyttä would score 40 points in 44 regular season I Divisioona level. His form was noticed by SaiPa, a team icing in the SM-liiga, the highest standard of hockey in Finland. Skyttä would start slowly for his new team, and despite icing in 50 games in the 1996/97 season scored just 3 points. Despite this he would be re-signed for the season after, and again would prove to be a regular player, icing in 43 games and helping SaiPa into the post-season.